Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.
- Director
- George Hickenlooper
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $1M
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What It's About
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A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.
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Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $1M
- Release date
- Nov 27, 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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